Several settings affect the TCP/IP connections between the trusted host and the Policy Server.

Maximum Sockets Per PortDefines the maximum number of TCP/IP connections that the trusted host uses to communicate with the Policy Server. By default, this value is set to 20, which suits low- and medium-traffic web sites. Increase this number in the following situations:

You are managing a high-traffic web site.

You have defined agent identities for virtual servers.

Minimum Sockets Per PortDetermines the number of TCP/IP connections open for the Policy Server at startup. The default value is 2. If you are managing a high-traffic web site, increase this number.

New Socket StepSpecifies the number of TCP/IP connections that the Agent opens when new connections are required. The default value is 2. Increase number of sockets to add at each required at each level when you require more sockets.

Request Time Out

Server timeout. The maximum time an agent will wait for a response from a server. If the wait time exceeds the server timeout value, the server is considered inactive, and failover to the next server occurs.

If a server timeout occurs within a cluster, and the timeout causes the cluster’s failover threshold to be exceeded, failover to the next cluster occurs.

Several settings affect the TCP/IP connections between the trusted host and the Policy Server.

Maximum Sockets Per PortDefines the maximum number of TCP/IP connections that the trusted host uses to communicate with the Policy Server. By default, this value is set to 20, which suits low- and medium-traffic web sites. Increase this number in the following situations:

You are managing a high-traffic web site.

You have defined agent identities for virtual servers.

Minimum Sockets Per PortDetermines the number of TCP/IP connections open for the Policy Server at startup. The default value is 2. If you are managing a high-traffic web site, increase this number.

New Socket StepSpecifies the number of TCP/IP connections that the Agent opens when new connections are required. The default value is 2. Increase number of sockets to add at each required at each level when you require more sockets.

Request Time Out

Server timeout. The maximum time an agent will wait for a response from a server. If the wait time exceeds the server timeout value, the server is considered inactive, and failover to the next server occurs.

If a server timeout occurs within a cluster, and the timeout causes the cluster’s failover threshold to be exceeded, failover to the next cluster occurs.